Montréal's Facts
City population : 1 873 813
Metro population : 3 635 700
Immigrant population (2001) : 492 235
City area : 500 km2
Metro area : 4047 km2
Underground city : 31,5 km (Longest in the world)
Number of subway stations : 65
Number of festivals
with more than 70 000 visitors : 13
Number of tourists (2004) : 7 184 000
Density : 4,326/km2 (11,205.6/sq mi)
Founded : 1642
% of population who speak French : 86%
Height limit : The Royal Mount (233 meters)
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Updated projects masterlist – by Gilbert (mtlurb.com)
Under construction
Hilton Garden Inn
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Groupe Canvar
Architect: Geiger Huot Architectes
Floors: 37 fl
Designation: 200-room hotel (first 13 fl), residential
Louis Bohème
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: SacresaCanada, Iber Management
Architect: Menkès, Shooner, Dagenais, Letourneux
Height : 85m
Floors: 28 fl
Designation: Residential
Crystal de la Montagne
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Le Crystal de la Montagne / S.E.N.C.
Architect: BLT Architectes
Floors: 27 fl
Designation: 131 suites, 59 luxurious condominium residences
Le Vistal 1 & 2
Expected Occupancy: 2008 - 2009
Developer: Groupe Proment
Designation : Residential
Floors: 2*28 fl
Designation: Residential
Westin Montreal
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Atlific
Architect: Geiger Huot Architectes
Floors: 20 fl
Designation: 432 deluxe rooms and suites
Quebecor Head Office Expansion
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Québécor
Architect: Cardinal Hardy / Arcop
Floors: 19 fl
Designation: Office space
Université de Sherbrooke
Expected Occupancy: 2009
City : Longueuil
Developer: Université de Sherbrooke
Floors: 17 fl
Designation: University building
Boisé Notre-Dame
Expected Occupancy: 2008
City : Laval
Developer: Groupe Joyal
Floors: 3*17 fl
Designation: Residential
Îlot Voyageur
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: UQAM
Floors: 2*9 fl / 16 fl
Designation: University building and a new bus terminal
Villa Latella - Mont-Carmel
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: San Carlo Construction Inc.
Floors: 15 fl
Designation: Residential
John Molson School of Business Building
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Concordia University
Architects: KPMB Architects – FSA Architectes
Floors: 15 fl
Designation: University building
Île Paton
Expected Occupancy: 2009
City : Laval
Developer: Magil-Laurentian
Floors: 2*14 fl
Designation: residential
Sir George Simpson
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Groupe Lépine
Architects: DCYSA
Floors: 13 fl
Designation: Residential
LUX Résidences Gouverneur
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Gouverneur Residences
Architects: DCYSA
Floors: 4*12 fl
Designation: Residential
Lowney 3
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Groupe Prével
Architects: DCYSA
Floors: 10 fl
Designation: Residential
333 Sherbrooke Est
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Homburg Invest Inc.
Architects: Cardinal Hardy et Associés
Floors: 2*10 fl
Designation: Residential
Stade Saputo
Team :
Impact de Montréal
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Groupe Saputo
Architect: Zinno Zappitelli Architectes
Number of seats: 13,000 seats, expandable to 17,000
Lac Mirabel
Expected Occupancy: 2009
City : Mirabel
Developer: Gordon Group Holdings, LLC / Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Designation:
330 acre site (14 million square feet) with a 2.6 million square foot super regional shopping, entertainment and multi-sport complex
Canada’s first indoor/outdoor LEED certified green destination.
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Approved
701 University
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Magil Laurentienne
Architect: BLT architectes
Floors: 33 fl / 15 fl
Designation: mixed-use complex
Place de la Cité Internationale
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Westcliff
Floors: 31 fl
Designation: An office tower of 725,000 square-foot
900 De Maisonneuve Ouest
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Hines / SITQ
Architect: Pickard Chilton Architects / Menkès Shooner Dagenais Letourneux
Floors: 28 fl
Designation: An office tower of 400,000 square feet
Blu Rivage
Expected Occupancy: 2009
City : Longueuil
Developer: True North Properties Ltd.
Floors: 25 fl
Designation: residential
1440 de la Montagne
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Architect: Miguel Escobar architecture
Floors: 22 fl
Designation: residential
Campus d'Outremont
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Université de Montréal
Architects: Cardinal Hardy / Provencher & Roy architectes
Number of buildings: 19 buildings
Designation: University Buildings
CHUM
Expected Occupancy: 2013
Developer: Governments / Université de Montréal
Architect: BPYA
Cost of the project: $1,8 billion
Floors: 2*16 fl
Designation: French university hospital
Cité Nature
Expected Occupancy: 2011
Developer: Groupe El-Ad
Architect: Béïque, Legault, Thuot architectes
Floors: 5*10@14 fl / 9,13,14 fl
Designation: Development of 1,400 residential units behind the Olympic Village
M9-02
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Développements McGill
Architect: NOMADE
Floors: 9 fl
Designation: Commercial, residential
MUHC
Expected Occupancy: 2013
Developer: Governments / McGill University
Cost of the project: $1,5 billion
Designation: English university hospital
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Proposed
Griffintown - New Montréal's tallest towers
Expected Occupancy: ~2012
Developer: Rockland Hakim et Associés
Floors: 2*60 fl
Designation: $2.5-billion mixed-use complex, including a train/tramway station,
a private hospital (24 floors), residential units, commercial spaces and a 5-star hotel.
It's one of the biggest private investments in Montreal's history.
(No render)
Tour Rogers
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Rogers / SHDM
Floors: 30 fl
Designation: Office
(No render)
Les Diamants (Place Métropolitain)
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Groupe Essaris
Architect: DCYSA
Floors: 2*28 fl
Designation: mixed-use complex
1215 Square Phillips
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Canderel
Floors: 25 fl
Designation: An office tower of 900,000 pi.ca
Le Cristofe Alexandre
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Floors: 21 fl
Designation: Hotel
750 Peel
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: KDP / Aecon
Architect: DCYSA
Floors: 21 fl / 2*12 fl
Designation: 1,500 student residences
1800 René-Lévesque Ouest
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Architect: MSDL Architectes
Floors: 2*21 fl
Designation: residential
Commodore marina development
Expected Occupancy: 2010
City: Laval
Floors: 3*19 fl
Designation: Residential
Le Chagall
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Engel Construction and Development Group
Architect: GCB Architectes
Floors: 2*17 fl
Designation: residential
Stanley/Cypress
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Floors: 17 fl
Designation: residential
[B]SIDEV - Spectrum/B]
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: SIDEV
Floors: 15-to-17 fl
Designation: office
(No render)
Sidev project - Ben's
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: SIDEV
Floors: 15 fl
Designation: hotel / residential
(No render)
Papineau/Ste-Catherine
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: CANRIL
Floors: 14 fl
Designation: residential
Le Quartier Parisien
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Engel Construction and Development Group
Architect: Karl Fischer Architectes
Floors: 6*13 fl
Designation: residential
1 Avenue du Port
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Architect: Panzini Architectes
Floors: 13 fl
Designation: residential
Ritz Carlton expansion
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Ritz Carlton
Architect: Provencher + Roy Associés
Floors: 12 fl
Designation: hotel
Porto Novo
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Architect: Panzini Architectes
Floors: 11 fl
Designation: residential
Cité Multimédia
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Architect: Lemay, Michaud architecture design
Floors: 10 fl
Designation: office
Silo No. 5: Museum of Modern Art
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Designation: Conversion of an old 500 meters long silo into a new Museum of Modern Art
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Others developments
Village Griffintown
Status:
Approved
Construction start : 2009
Expected Occupancy: 2018-2019
Developer: Devimco
Architects: Martin + Marcotte architectes / Daniel Arbour & Associés
Cost:$1.3-billion
Permanent jobs created: 4,330
Jobs created during the construction: 10,250 per years
Height: The project would feature several towers ranging from 10 to 24 storeys;
the tallest building would be a hotel overlooking the Lachine Canal, which would have 32 floors.
Designation : $1.3-billion residential and commercial plan that it says will revitalize Griffintown,
a run-down area. It's one of the biggest private investments in Montreal's history
The project inclued :
- 3,860 residential units, from low-income rental housing to high-end luxury condominiums. Sixty-five per cent of the project's floor space would be housing.
- To allay concerns of heritage activists, the developer said it will protect 12 structures in the area, the former heart of the city's Irish community.
- A mix of retail outlets, including services, shops and restaurants, accounting for 18 per cent of the project. Most retail space would be for small and medium-sized stores, with less than a quarter devoted to large-surface stores.
- A 2,000-seat theatre.
Other project included in the development:
Griffintown - New Montréal's tallest towers
Status: Proposed
Expected Occupancy: ~2012
Floors: 2*60 fl
Designation: $2.5-billion mixed-use complex, including a train/tramway station,
a private hospital (24 floors), residential units, commercial spaces and a 5-star hotel.
It's one of the biggest private investments in Montreal's history.
(Details above)
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Transformation of the Bonaventure Expressway
at the Downtown Gateway
Status:
Approved
Construction start : 2009
Developer: Ville de Montréal and the Société du Havre de Montréal
Architects: Cardinal Hardy
Permanent jobs created: 4,020
Height: The project would feature several towers ranging from 6 to 15 storeys;
the tallest building would be a office tower located near the Montreal Stock Exchange Tower, which would have 33 floors.
Designation : The demolition of the Bonaventure Expressway will create a major urban boulevard
with lanes located on either side of a string of central city
blocks to be made available for development.
The project inclued :
- 600 residential units, 5.000 m2 of retail business space and 43,000 m2 of office space in the central city blocks.
- The lowering of the expressway contributes to urban renewal, freeing-up 17,370 m2 of land for development.
- the CN rail viaduct has 20,495 m2 of ground-level space, part of which can be used for commercial or public purposes.
Phase I - The Bonaventure Expressway
Statut : Approved - analysis of the costs of construction and demolition
Construction start : 2009
Expected Occupancy: 2011
Cost:$90-million
Designation : The demolition of the Bonaventure Expressway.
Other project included in the development :
701 University
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Floors: 33 fl / 15 fl
Designation: mixed-use complex
(Details above)
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Quartier des spectacles
Developer: Ville de Montréal / Quebec governement / Quartier des spectacles / Private developers
Characteristics: Le Quartier des spectacles is an art district of 94 hectares, on the East part of downtown.
There is 28 performance spaces seating 28,000 spectators and approximately 8,500 jobs linked to the cultural sector.
Projects :
Hilton Garden Inn
Status: Under construction
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Floors: 37 fl
Designation: 200-room hotel (first 13 fl), residential
(Details above)
Îlot Balmoral - Tour Rogers
Status: Proposed
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Floors: 30 fl
Designation: Office
(Details above)
Louis Bohème
Status: Under construction
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Height : 85m
Floors: 28 fl
Designation: Residential
(Details above)
Sleb 2
Status: Proposed
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Floors: 16 fl
Designation: residential
(Details above)
SIDEV - Spectrum
Status: Proposed
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Floors: 15 fl
Designation: office and commercial spaces
(Details above)
Le Montmarte
Status: Under construction
Expected Occupancy: 2008
Developer: Groupe Tidan / Groupe Maya
Architect: Menkès, Shooner, Dagenais, Letourneux
Floors: 8 fl
Designation: Residential
Maison du Développement Durable
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: 2010
Developer: Center for Sustainable Development (Maison du développement durable inc.)
Architect: Menkès, Shooner, Dagenais, Letourneux
Floors: 8 fl
Designation: an ecological office building for eight Quebec organizations dedicated to sustainable development
Maison du festival de jazz
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Floors: 7 fl
Designation: Jazz hall of fame, a jazz concert hall of 300-seats
(No render)
2-22 Sainte-Catherine (Red Light)
Status: Approved / Demolition of the old building
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Developer: Société de développement Angus
Architect: Ædifica Architecture
Floors: 6 fl
Designation: Cultural building
LADMMI
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: 2009
Floors: 6 fl
Designation: Dance school
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: 2011
Designation: A new $105 million concert hall for the MSO of 1,900-seats.
(No render)
Îlot Balmoral - Concert hall
Status: Approved
Expected Occupancy: ~2011
Designation: A new 1,000-seats concert hall.
(No render)
Places des festivals:
Designation: Permanent Places for Montreal' many festivals. Redevelopment of the streets and the places around the Place des Arts.
Place du Quartier des spectacles
Status: Under construction
Inauguration of the square: Summer 2009 - just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Festival international de jazz de Montreal.
Esplanade Clark
Status: Approved
Inauguration : Summer 2010 - just in time for the Montreal's summer festivals.
Ste. Catherine Street - Transformation into a public space
Status: Approved
Inauguration : Summer 2011 - just in time for the Montreal's summer festivals.
Promenade des festivals - Place de l'Adresse Symphonique
Status: Approved
Inauguration : Summer 2012 - just in time for the Montreal's summer festivals.
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